Word: 死活 (sǐhuó) 死活 dictionary entry sǐhuó life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me Full dictionary entry for 死活 Example sentences using 死活 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 三百钱买了个瘟猪崽,死活不开口 sānbǎiqián mǎile ge wēn zhūzǎi,sǐhuó bù kāikǒu three hundred coins buy a plague-struck piglet: dead or alive, it won't open its mouth 大夫开棺材铺，死活都要钱 dàifu kāi guāncai pù, sǐhuó dōu yàoqián a doctor opens a coffin shop: dead or alive, he wants money 掉到井里打扑腾，死不死活不活 diào dào jǐng lǐ dǎ pūteng, sǐ bù sǐhuó bù huó fallen into a well and splashing about: neither dead nor alive